Taisei Corporation Adopts Kuraemon Enterprise-wide, Achieves Full Digitalization of Rebar Inspection via BIM

The construction DX platform 'Kuraemon,' provided by Lecre Corporation, has been adopted as a recommended application for rebar inspection within the building division of Taisei Corporation, building on its existing role as a construction photo management tool. By utilizing BIM integration, the company aims to move away from paper-based processes and accelerate the full digitalization of construction management.

Taisei Corporation's building division has been evaluating the standardization of construction photo management since the early 2000s to improve efficiency. An internal survey of approximately 300 sites found that about 70% were already using Kuraemon voluntarily, leading to its adoption as standard software.

Even as construction DX progresses, the ability to use tools easily at the site remains critical. Amidst challenges with information fragmentation, Taisei redefined its construction record management foundation. Recognizing the platform's user-friendly interface tailored to site workflows and real-time cloud-based information sharing, they decided to deploy Kuraemon as the recommended app for rebar inspection as well. It is currently in use at approximately 400 sites nationwide, and with this foundation in place, the company has begun full-scale advanced inspection operations integrated with BIM data.

By linking BIM's extensive attribute information directly to Kuraemon for inspections, pre-inspection preparation time can be significantly reduced. Automating the reflection of construction information from BIM models into inspection items and electronic blackboards eliminates fragmented information and shortens the entire process from preparation to report creation.

Yuki Miyazaki, lead at the DX Integration Promotion Department of Taisei's General Building Headquarters, stated: 'Building a data foundation that connects the site and headquarters is the top priority in construction DX. We highly value Kuraemon's proven track record of site support and its cloud-based real-time sharing capabilities.' Junosuke Hirata of the Digital Product Center added, 'This enables a seamless digital workflow from design to construction management, leading to further efficiencies.'

Moving forward, Lecre plans to further evolve Kuraemon into a platform that manages construction records end-to-end by integrating additional BIM data and inspection workflows.